Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden
| Title | Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Harpenden |
|---|---|
| Type | Science Department |
| Institute | Rothamsted Research |
| Head | Steve McGrath |
| Executive Assistant | Sally Murdoch |
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Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassall, K. L., Zawadzka, J., Milne, A. E., Corstanje, R., Harris, J. A., Dailey, A. G., Keith, A. M., Glendining, M. J., McGrath, S. P., Todman, L. C., Alexander, P., Arnold, P., Bennett, A. J., Bhogal, A., Clark, J. M., Crotty, F. V., Horrocks, C., Noble, N., Rees, R., Shepherd, M., Stockdale, E. A., Tipping, E. W. and Whitmore, A. P. 2025. Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health. European Journal of Agronomy. 168 (July), p. 127537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127537
Changing patterns of global nitrogen deposition driven by socio-economic development
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, J., Jia, Y., Yu, G., Wang, Q., He, N., Chen, Z., He, H., Zhu, X., Li, P., Zhang, F., Liu, X., Goulding, K. W. T., Fowler, D. and Vitousek, P. 2025. Changing patterns of global nitrogen deposition driven by socio-economic development. Nature Communications. 16 (1), p. 46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55606-y
Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass Long-Term Experiment (1860-2020)
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cooke, A., Storkey, J., Acquah, G., Lee, M. R. F. and Rivero, M. J. 2025. Trade-offs between forage nutrition and ruminant carrying capacity in response to fertiliser application – Findings from the Park Grass Long-Term Experiment (1860-2020). Field Crops Research. 324 (April), p. 109791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109791
Long-term effects of lime and phosphorus application on soil extractable (Olsen) phosphorus differ between two arable UK soils
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
White, R. P., Haefele, S. M., Goulding, K. W. T., McGrath, S. P. and Glendining, M. J. 2024. Long-term effects of lime and phosphorus application on soil extractable (Olsen) phosphorus differ between two arable UK soils. Soil Use and Management. 40 (4), p. e13160. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.13160
Management choices in cereal production: Lessons from the Broadbalk Long-term trial
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Powlson, D. S., Gregory, A. S., Glendining, M. J., White, R. P., Clark, S. J., Wilmer, W. S., Macdonald, A. J. and Johnston, A. E. 2024. Management choices in cereal production: Lessons from the Broadbalk Long-term trial. Proceedings of the International Fertiliser Society. 891, pp. 1-60. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamstedlong-term-experiments-guide-2018
Geographical Distribution of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in China and Its Response to Emission Control Policy
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wen, Z., Yu, Z., Si, R., Xu, W., Wang, K., Liu, L., Tang, A., Zhang, F., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2024. Geographical Distribution of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in China and Its Response to Emission Control Policy. Chinese Geographical Science. 34 (6), pp. 1017-1031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-024-1471-4
Corrigendum to “Yield responses of arable crops to liming – An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment” [Eur. J. Agron. 105 (2019) 176–188]
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Holland, J. E., White, P. J., Glendining, M. J., Goulding, K. W. T. and McGrath, S. P. 2024. Corrigendum to “Yield responses of arable crops to liming – An evaluation of relationships between yields and soil pH from a long-term liming experiment” [Eur. J. Agron. 105 (2019) 176–188]. European Journal of Agronomy. 159 (Sept), p. 127221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127221
Phosphorus availability drives the effect of legume-wheat intercropping on prokaryotic community interactions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Lo-Presti, E., Kavamura, V. N., Abadie, M., Romeo, M., Reid, T., Heuer, S., Monti, M. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Phosphorus availability drives the effect of legume-wheat intercropping on prokaryotic community interactions. Applied Soil Ecology. 199 (July), p. 105414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105414
Bioavailability and ecological risk assessment of metal pollutants in ambient PM2.5 in Beijing
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, Y., Qin, Y., Zhang, L., Qi, L., Wang, S., Guo, J., Tang, A., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2024. Bioavailability and ecological risk assessment of metal pollutants in ambient PM2.5 in Beijing. Science of the Total Environment. 946 (10 Oct), p. 174129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174129
Decreased nitrogen deposition in Beijing over the recent decade and its implications
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Si, R., Yu, Z., Ma, X., Wen, Z., Luo, T., Xu, W., Liu, L., Tang, A., Wang, K., Zhang, L., Schweiger, A., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2024. Decreased nitrogen deposition in Beijing over the recent decade and its implications. Science of the Total Environment. 948, p. 174808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174808
Identifying pathways to more sustainable farming using archetypes and Multi-Objective Optimisation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butikofer, L., Goodwin, C. E., Varma, V., Evans, P. M., Redhead, J. W., Bullock, J. M., Pywell, R. F., Mead, A., Richter, G. M. and Storkey, J. 2024. Identifying pathways to more sustainable farming using archetypes and Multi-Objective Optimisation. Ecological Indicators. 166 (sept), p. 112433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112433
Sensitivities in associating land-system archetypes with sustainability metrics Insights from simulations
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Varma, V., Evans, P. M., Butikofer, L., Goodwin C. E. D., Pywell, R. F., Redhead, J. W., Storkey, J., Bullock, J. M. and Mead, A. 2024. Sensitivities in associating land-system archetypes with sustainability metrics Insights from simulations. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.01.606212v1
The differential assimilation of nitrogen fertilizer compounds by soil microorganisms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Charteris, A., Knowles, T. D. J., Mead, A., Reay, M. K., Michaelides, K. and Evershed, R. P. 2024. The differential assimilation of nitrogen fertilizer compounds by soil microorganisms . FEMS Microbiology Letters. 371, p. fnae041. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae041
Combined short-term and long-term emission controls improve air quality sustainably in China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wen, Z., Ma, X., Xu, W., Si, R., Liu, L., Ma, M., Zhao, Y., Tang, A., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Zhang, Y., Shen, J., Zhang, L., Zhao, Y., Zhang, F., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2024. Combined short-term and long-term emission controls improve air quality sustainably in China. Nature Communications. 15, p. 5159. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49539-9
A Decadal Change in Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition at a Rural Site in Southern China
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ren, K., Zhou, Y., Liu, J., Yu, Z., Ma, X., Si, R., Wen, Z., Xu, W., Tang, A., Shen, J., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2024. A Decadal Change in Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition at a Rural Site in Southern China. Atmosphere. 15 (5), p. 583. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15050583
Frontier-Line Analysis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Webster, R. and Viscarra Rossel, R. A. 2024. Frontier-Line Analysis. Pedometron newsletter of the Pedometrics Commission of the IUSS. 48, pp. 6 - 11.
Frontier-line analysis: a novel pedometric technique for estimating potential carbon sequestration
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossel, R. A. V. and Webster, R. 2024. Frontier-line analysis: a novel pedometric technique for estimating potential carbon sequestration. Pedometron newsletter of the Pedometrics Commission of the IUSS. 48, pp. 6-11.
Co-inoculation timing affects the interspecific interactions between phoma stem canker pathogens Leptosphaeria maculans and Leptosphaeria biglobosa
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bingol, E., Qi, A., Karandeni-Dewage, C., Ritchie, F., Fitt, B. D. L. and Huang, Y-J. 2024. Co-inoculation timing affects the interspecific interactions between phoma stem canker pathogens Leptosphaeria maculans and Leptosphaeria biglobosa. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2443-2452. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7799
Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat
N - Datasets
Reid, T., Kavamura, V. N., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Smith, M., Abadie, M., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Harris, J. A. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Data for: Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.98zz7
A warming climate will make Australian soil a net emitter of atmospheric CO2
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Rossel, R. A. V., Zhang, M., Behrens, T. and Webster, R. 2024. A warming climate will make Australian soil a net emitter of atmospheric CO2. npj climate and atmospheric science. 7, p. 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00619-z
How much organic carbon could the soil store? The carbon sequestration potential of Australian soil
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rossel, R. A. V., Webster, R., Zhang, M., Shen, Z., Dixon, K., Wang, Y. -. and Walden, L. 2024. How much organic carbon could the soil store? The carbon sequestration potential of Australian soil. Global Change Biology. 30 (1), p. e17053. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17053
Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reid, T., Kavamura, V. N., Torres-Ballesteros, A., Smith, M. E., Abadie, M., Pawlett, M., Clark, I. M., Harris, J. A. and Mauchline, T. H. 2024. Agricultural intensification reduces selection of putative plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in wheat. The ISME Journal. 18 (1), p. wrae131. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrae131
The Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK Crop yields and soil changes during the last 50 years
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poulton, P. R., Johnston, A. E., Glendining, M. J., White, R. P., Gregory, A. S., Clark, S. J., Gregory, W., Macdonald, A. J. and Powlson, D. S. 2024. The Broadbalk Wheat Experiment, Rothamsted, UK Crop yields and soil changes during the last 50 years. Advances in Agronomy. 184, pp. 173-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.11.003
Effective control of Leptosphaeria maculans increases importance of L. biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker epidemics on oilseed rape
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, Y-J., Sidique, S. N. M., Dewage, C. S. K., Gajula, L. H., Mitrousia, G. K., Qi, A., West, J. S. and Fitt, B. D. L. 2024. Effective control of Leptosphaeria maculans increases importance of L. biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker epidemics on oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 80 (5), pp. 2405-2415. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7248
A new concept for modelling the moisture dependence of heterotrophic soil respiration
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, Z., Liu, Y., Huang, P., Li, Z. and Zhang, X. 2023. A new concept for modelling the moisture dependence of heterotrophic soil respiration. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 185, p. 109147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109147
Root phenotyping and root water uptake calculation using soil water contents measured in a winter wheat field
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, Z., Zhang, X., Ashton, R. W., Hawkesford, M. J. and Whalley, W. R. 2023. Root phenotyping and root water uptake calculation using soil water contents measured in a winter wheat field. Agricultural Water Management. 290, p. 108607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108607
Sustainable agriculture Are fertilisers necessary for a sustainable nutrient supply? The 33rd Francis New Memorial Lecture
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. 2023. Sustainable agriculture Are fertilisers necessary for a sustainable nutrient supply? The 33rd Francis New Memorial Lecture. Proceedings - Fertiliser Society, London. 879, pp. 1-36.
Farming the planet with better nitrogen use
G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Liu, P., Xu, H., Liu, S., Ding, J., Lu, X., Zhong, B., Guo, Y., Lu, X., Zhao, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, S., Liu, X., Xu, W., Si, R., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, L. 2023. Farming the planet with better nitrogen use. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2972121/v1
Ammonia mitigation campaign with smallholder farmers improves air quality while ensuring high cereal production
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Kang, J., Wang, J., Heal, M. R., Goulding, K. W. T., De Vries, W., Zhao, Y., Feng, S., Zhang, X., Gu, B., Niu, X., Zhang, H., Liu, X., Cui, Z., Zhang, F. and Xu, W. 2023. Ammonia mitigation campaign with smallholder farmers improves air quality while ensuring high cereal production. Nature Food. 4, pp. 751-761. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00833-7
Highlights of the special issue Carbon neutrality and a low carbon economy for agriculture
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T., Tian, J. and Liu, X. 2023. Highlights of the special issue Carbon neutrality and a low carbon economy for agriculture. Frontiers in Agricultural Science and Engineering. 10 (2), pp. 153-154. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2023497
Monitoring the effects of pesticide pellets to address farmers' concerns on soil fauna, specifically earthworms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dummett, I., Sturrock, C. J. and Stroud, J. L. 2023. Monitoring the effects of pesticide pellets to address farmers' concerns on soil fauna, specifically earthworms. Soil Use and Management. 39 (3), pp. 1235-1244. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12934
Improving nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency and minimizing losses and global warming potential by optimizing applications and using nitrogen synergists in a maize-wheat rotation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, J., Sha, Z., Zhang, J., Qin, W., Xu, W., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2023. Improving nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency and minimizing losses and global warming potential by optimizing applications and using nitrogen synergists in a maize-wheat rotation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 353 (1 Sept), p. 108538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108538
The post-registration monitoring of glyphosate-treated plants using anecic earthworms
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Halsey, K. and Stroud, J. L. 2023. The post-registration monitoring of glyphosate-treated plants using anecic earthworms. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 183 (2), pp. 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12838
The application of machine learning to air pollution research: A bibliometric analysis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, Y., Sha, Z., Tang, A., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2023. The application of machine learning to air pollution research: A bibliometric analysis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 257 (1 June), p. 114911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114911
Long-term trends in yield variance of temperate managed grassland
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Macholdt, J., Hadasch, S., Macdonald, A. J., Perryman, S. A. M., Piepho, H., Scott, T., Styczen, M. E. and Storkey, J. 2023. Long-term trends in yield variance of temperate managed grassland. Agronomy for Sustainable Development - ASD. 43 (3), p. 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-023-00885-w
Uncertainty assessment of spatial soil information
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Heuvelink, G. B. M and Webster, R. 2023. Uncertainty assessment of spatial soil information. Encyclopedia of soils in the environment. 4, pp. 671-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00174-9
Crop-specific ammonia volatilization rates and key influencing factors in the upland of China - A data synthesis
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Ma, X., Liu, R-H., Wang, J., Lv, T., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2023. Crop-specific ammonia volatilization rates and key influencing factors in the upland of China - A data synthesis. Journal of Environmental Management. 336 (June), p. 117676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117676
Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Button, E. S., Marshall, M., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Blaud, A., Abadie, M., Chadwick, D. R. and Jones, D. L. 2023. Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production . Geoderma. 430, p. 116310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116310
Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Albano, X., Whitmore, A. P., Sakrabani, O., Thomas, C. L., Sizmur, T., Ritz, K., Harris, J., Pawlett, M., Watts, C. W. and Haefele, S. M. 2023. Effect of different organic amendments on actual and achievable yields in a cereal-based cropping system. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 23, pp. 2122-2137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01167-w
Towards stability of food production and farm income in a variable climate
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Harkness, C., Areal, F. J., Semenov, M. A., Senapati, N., Shield, I. F. and Bishop, J. 2023. Towards stability of food production and farm income in a variable climate. Ecological Economics. 204 (Part A), p. 107676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107676